In vivo Distribution and Clearance of Purified Capsular Polysaccharide from Burkholderia pseudomallei in a Murine Model.

• Main Authors: Teerapat Nualnoi (Author), Adam Kirosingh (Author), Sujata G Pandit (Author), Peter Thorkildson (Author), Paul J Brett (Author), Mary N Burtnick (Author), David P AuCoin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a severe infection prominent in northern Australia and Southeast Asia. The "gold standard" for melioidosis diagnosis is bacterial isolation, which takes several days to complete. The resulting delay in diagnosis leads to dela...